Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Abstract

Diabetic Mastopathy; Case Report and Review of Literature

Shailesh Chaturvedi, Justine Downing and Lesley S Carson

Two cases of Diabetic Mastopathy presented at our Breast unit over the period of 12 months between June 2003 and June 2004. Both cases were seen in patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Triple Assessment (Physical examination, imaging and Fine needle aspiration cytology) did not give a definite diagnosis and hence an excision biopsy had to be performed to achieve the final diagnosis. Case number 1 had all the classical Histological features of Diabetic Mastopathy. These two cases demonstrate importance of core/excision biopsy of suspicious lesions in diabetics before counselling the patient and making final management plan.